What is Drip Irrigation System?
Irrigation water, filtered, filtered, or with or without flammable fertilizer on the soil surface or drop into the drop is called drip irrigation. Water should be low in order to give water droplets.
As is known, the most important input to increase agricultural production is irrigation. However, the application of various irrigation methods depends on certain conditions. Traditional surface irrigation methods can only be applied on leveled lands. In addition, water should be abundant and quality, suitable for irrigation.
Drip Irrigation System Components
The most important part of the drip irrigation systems are the drippers. The drippers are made of plastic and are mounted on 12 to 32 centimeters diameter pipes called Lateral. The drippers drop the water into the ground with a flow rate of several liters per hour.
A drip irrigation system consists of 4 parts outside the drippers. These;
a) Control Unit
b) Main Pipeline
c) Side Main Pipeline
d) Laterals.
When is Drip Irrigation Required?
Drip irrigation is considered as a system that should be applied only by few people with low water and on sloping land since it is used in places with very little water like Israel.
However, it was seen from the time of drip irrigation that the efficiency and quality increase was achieved despite the use of less water than other irrigation systems (irrigation irrigation, siphon irrigation and sprinkler irrigation). In a short time, drip irrigation started in greenhouses in the Mediterranean region, in the greenhouses in the Aegean region, in the strawberry fields, orchards, later in the orchards in the Marmara region, in the pine tomatoes in the Iznik region, in the olive groves and in the tomato peppers, industrial tomato and table tomato fields in the Çanakkale, Biga, Karacabey region. began to be used in large areas.
In the last 3-4 years there has been a decrease in yields due to increasing drought and heat in our country. However, there was no reduction in the yield and quality of the drip irrigation personnel. The demand for drip irrigation has increased even more since the drip irrigation companies have made good money due to the high productivity and the high quality of the agricultural products which have dropped in the last years.
